MCQOPTIONS

Explore topic-wise MCQs in Solar Energy.

This section includes 15 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Solar Energy knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.	The distance that the solar radiation has to travel will be lowest when the sun is directly overhead.
A.	True
B.	False
Answer» B. False

2.	Ozone absorbs UV light and hence affects solar irradiance.
A.	True
B.	False
Answer» B. False

3.	Which of the following influences solar irradiance?
A.	Scattering elements like clouds
B.	Shape of the location receiving the radiation
C.	Type of the radiation
D.	Type of the receiving surface
Answer» B. Shape of the location receiving the radiation

4.	Solar irradiance is measured in ______
A.	watts
B.	meters/sec
C.	newtons
D.	watts/square meter
Answer» E.

5.	Which of the following best describes intensity?
A.	Energy supplied to a bulb
B.	Power supplied to a bulb
C.	Brightness of glowing bulb
D.	Energy the bulb radiates as heat
Answer» D. Energy the bulb radiates as heat

6.	Why is the earth s temperature nearly stable?
A.	Because the outgoing radiation dominates the incoming solar radiation
B.	Because the incoming short-wave solar radiation nearly equals the outgoing long-wave radiation
C.	Because the incoming long-wave solar radiation dominates the outgoing short-wave radiation
D.	Because the incoming long-wave solar radiation dominates the outgoing long-wave radiation
Answer» C. Because the incoming long-wave solar radiation dominates the outgoing short-wave radiation

7.	During night, the net-all-wave radiation is dominated by _____
A.	long-wave radiation
B.	short-wave radiation
C.	visible range
D.	gamma rays
Answer» B. short-wave radiation

8.	What is solar irradiance?
A.	Solar radiation received by earth
B.	Solar radiation directly received by earth s surface
C.	Solar radiation received by earth s surface after scattering
D.	Intensity with which the solar radiation enters the earth s atmosphere
Answer» E.

9.	What happens to earth when incoming energy is less than the outgoing energy?
A.	Earth s temperature is not affected
B.	Earth s temperature increases
C.	Earth s temperature decreases
D.	Entire planet freezes
Answer» D. Entire planet freezes

10.	What happens to earth when incoming energy is greater than the outgoing energy?
A.	Earth s temperature decreases
B.	Earth s temperature increases
C.	Earth s temperature is not affected
D.	Water level rises
Answer» C. Earth s temperature is not affected

11.	What is earth s energy budget?
A.	Balance between received energy and emitted energy after the distribution of energy throughout the five components of earth s climate system
B.	Balance between received energy and emitted energy before the distribution of energy throughout the five components of earth s climate system
C.	Balance between received energy and emitted energy
D.	Balance between received energy and emitted energy without the distribution of energy throughout the five components of earth s climate system
Answer» B. Balance between received energy and emitted energy before the distribution of energy throughout the five components of earth s climate system

12.	How do all the living organisms on receive energy?
A.	From wind
B.	From fossil fuels
C.	From earth s heat
D.	From sun
Answer» E.

13.	How does earth lose its excess solar radiation?
A.	By storing the radiation in its core
B.	By using the radiation to generate more magma
C.	By radiative cooling
D.	By conductive cooling
Answer» D. By conductive cooling

14.	Which of the following process is involved in long-wave radiation?
A.	Adsorption
B.	Scattering
C.	Evaporation
D.	Condensation
Answer» C. Evaporation

15.	Which of the following is used to measure the flux of outgoing long-wave radiation?
A.	Watt/square meter
B.	Watt
C.	Joules
D.	Watt/cubic meter
Answer» B. Watt